Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 5:44 PM AKDT (01:44 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 298 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-17 01:44:54 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.131° N, 148.720° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9298 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2894 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.7274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.6268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.5232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2892 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.1231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.1286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.7271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.3263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2889 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.5270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.5228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.9224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.3251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.1286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.8218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · tsunami flag
  32. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.3238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.0260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.6265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.0260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.8252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.1255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 3.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.9190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.6253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.4244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.4254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.3248 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.4258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.0214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 4.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018dbmpmja. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.